Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201682085 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201682085 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 09/08/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314284340	09/08/2010	4226	493110	Wpx Courier Llc

Abstract: On September 8, 2010, Employee #1 was retrieving items from a warehouse shelving unit. She used a 14 ft Ladder Industries rollarstair ladder, and she fell to the ground. She was found cold, unconscious and lying on her back at the base of the ladder. The safety brake mechanism on the ladder was disengaged, and it was reported that Employee #1 had been experiencing dizzy spells for the past week. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314284340			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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